“It’s clear since we captured specimens last year and captured queens early on that a few of them did manage to establish nests in 2020,” he said.
There could still be nests out there.
Two Asian giant hornets vacuumed from the tree in Blaine.Credit...Elaine Thompson/Associated Press
Hoping to...
The hornet is not native to the United States and can be more commonly found in Asia, where it has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan.
The Blaine colony was located in a region of forests and farmland after officials attached radio trackers to three hornets that they had trapped...
Scientists Destroyed a Nest of Murder Hornets. Here’s What They Learned.
Officials vacuumed the country’s first nest of so-called murder hornets last month in Washington State. The invasive insects could multiply and kill native bee populations, endangering crops and ecosystems.
Washington...
Interesting they want to capture one, tag it, and follow back to the nest to eradicate it. How they going to follow it?
https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/westport/news/first-male-murder-hornet-trapped-in-us-heres-why-thats-a-good-thing-researchers-say/792720/
Mick I'm surprised the bloody blokes didn't attack when they felt the saw vibrations on the tree.
Were you planning on falling the tree all along or did that become the plan after the nest was found?
Several have been found in WA and BC.
I remember Jay said they exhibited actual personalities, extremely nasty ones.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
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